Celtic rock band Celtica Pipes Rock is known for explosive guitars and blaring bagpipes, as well as their raucous live shows that promise fire juggling and flame throwers along with their unique blend of high-powered highland heavy metal. To make these high-octane spectacles a success, Celtica Pipes Rock depends on AKG microphones.

Welcome to the new installment of our microphone polar patterns series! In this article, we’ll examine a special pattern that goes by several names: figure 8, figure of eight, or bi-directional pattern.

AKG microphones and wireless system help bring out subtleties in British singer’s soulful, intimate performances

AKG by HARMAN is the microphone brand of choice for British solo artist Passenger. The singer-songwriter best known for his chart-topping 2013 single “Let Her Go” is currently on tour in Australia in support of his newest album, Whispers II, which came out last year.

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Look up in the sky — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … supercardioid. That’s right, this week we shed the glasses and duck into the telephone booth to examine just what goes on inside supercardioid mics. We’ll learn what makes supercardiod mics special and discuss how you can use them in the studio and on stage.

Cardioid microphones, such as the AKG P4 instrumental microphone or D5 C vocal microphone for live performances, have a heart-shaped sensitivity pattern – thus the name “cardioid”, from the Greek word “kardia” for “heart.”